Kathlyn Williams
Birth Name:
Kathleen Mabel Williams
Birth Place:
Butte, Montana, United States
Profession
Actress, Writer
Fast Facts
- Upon her death, she chose to have her estate donated to organizations like The McKinley Industrial Home for Boys, the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and a local children's hospital
- Graduated from the Montana Wesleyan University in 1901, where she studied voice and elocution, and later attended the Sargent School of Acting
- Her acting training was paid for by Montana Senator William A․ Clark, who took an interest in her after seeing her perform on stage
- Made her screen acting debut in the short film "On Thanksgiving Day" in 1908
- First began performing on stage at local theaters in her home town of Butte, Montana
- Quote: "I honestly believe that women pay far more attention to details than men, and that counts for a lot, you know․ I believe that women would make as big a success directing as men, if given the right chances and opportunity․"
- Best known for her role as Kathlyn Hare in the silent film series "The Adventures of Kathlyn․"
- Wrote and directed the short film "The Leopard's Foundling" in 1914